ROCKFORD, IL-A federal court jury here has ordered Chrysler to pay $4.2 million to a 60-year-old pipefitter at its Belvidere, IL, assembly plant who put up with years of harassment, hateful graffiti and death threats over his Jewish and Cuban-American ethnicity. MORE

DINGOLFING, Germany-In a bid to improve working conditions for older adults, management at BMW’s plant here staffed an assembly line so that the average age of workers would be 47. They then asked the workers how to make things better. MORE

FENTON, MO-St. Louis County is in discussions with a consortium of business developers interested in turning the former Chrysler Assembly Plant here into an alternative energy business park. MORE

MARYSVILLE, MI-The first axles have begun rolling out of the new ZF Marysville assembly plant. MORE

MINNEAPOLIS-By cutting taxes and reducing regulations, U.S. politicians can create a great environment for manufacturing. MORE

WASHINGTON-The value of new factory orders rose 0.1 percent in July on the strong aircraft-led gain in durable goods orders, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. MORE

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR-Caterpillar Inc. dedicated a $140 million road grader factory Wednesday, a facility that will employ 600 people and produce the big machines for markets around the world. MORE

NASHVILLE, TN-Whirlpool will build a $120 million plant in Cleveland, TN, to assemble premium built-in cooking products. MORE

ALLENTOWN, PA-Some 250 people applied for assembly jobs yesterday at the Mack Truck plant in Macungie Township, PA. MORE

MADISON, WI-For five years Scott Sherwood enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks at Oshkosh Corp. that included promotions to plant manager and manager of global systems manufacturing. However, when he raised concerns about racial and sexual discrimination at the company’s Oshkosh facility, he was fired, according to a $600,000 lawsuit filed last week in federal court. MORE